millions of people now are affected in zamfara, kaduna, katsina, sokoto, and elsewhere.his is huge, and this requires a state initiative, which doesn't seem to be the case also here. >> absolutely. i think we often talk about the dynamics of the conflicts or the restiveness in these areas, but we hardly really put a length at the human impact beyond the abductions of these children, which in essence are tragic and should be stopped. but i think it's the wider impact on society, you know, parents who would fear to send their children to school, state governments who have no choice but to shut down schools, and there needs to be a lot of attention paid on what this will do for education, for access to education in the northern part of the country, where the literacy rate is already very low. as you may know, nigeria has the highest number of out-of-school children anywhere in the world, and about 70% of the 10.5 million students who are out of school in this country are in the north. so when we look at the immediate impact on families, we look at parents who are afraid for